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Talk

“Setting the table for a flatter, hotter, more crowded earth”

Presenter:
Sonny Ramaswamy
Presenter Affiliation:
Director of the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Location:
Room 112 Center for the Arts
Campus:
North Campus
Date:
3/6/13
Time:
11:30 a.m.
Cost:
Free
Sponsor:
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Web site:
http://research.buffalo.edu
Considering that by 2050 the global population will exceed 9 billion people, the question we need to address is, in the context of changing climate and diminishing land and water resources, are we prepared to feed, clothe, and shelter everyone one on Earth without wreaking havoc on the environment? It has been estimated that we will need to increase food production from anywhere between 50 and 70 percent or even double food production from today.